\chapter{Visual Profiler Installation}
\label{chap:Installation}

\section{System requirements}
Visual Profiler is an extension for Visual Studio 2010 Professional and higher. Visual Studio 2010 has to be installed on a target machine. Visual Studio 2010 can be installed on all Windows operating systems starting Windows 2003 provided the latest operating system services pack is present. We recommend installing Visual Studio 2010 SP1.

\section{Hardware requirements}
Visual Profiler is limited by the hardware requirements of Visual Studio 2010. These are as follow. A computer that has a 1.6GHz or faster processor, 1 GB (32 Bit) or 2 GB (64 Bit) RAM (Add 512 MB if running in a virtual machine), 3GB of available hard disk space, 5400 RPM hard disk drive, DirectX 9 capable video card running at 1024 x 768 or higher-resolution display 	

\section{Installation of VSIX package}
To install Visual Profiler to Visual Studio 2010 follow and these steps: 
\begin{enumerate}
\item open \texttt{Install\textbackslash VisualProfilerVSPackage.vsix}\footnote{The path is relative to the root directory of the enclosed DVD} file 

\item the Visual Studio Extension Installer dialog appears

\begin{figure}[H]
	\centering
		\includegraphics[scale=0.7]{\imagePathAppx 01install.png}
		\caption{Visual Studio Extension Installer - before installation}
	\label{fig:0901install}
\end{figure}

\item make sure you select correct version of Visual Studio 2010 to install the extension to 

\item if you agree with the license, click the \textbf{Install}
 button

\item if the installation succeeds, the installation complete dialog appears

\begin{figure}[H]
	\centering
		\includegraphics[scale=0.7]{\imagePathAppx 02intall.png}
		\caption{Visual Studio Extension Installer - after successful installation}
	\label{fig:0902install}
\end{figure}

\item click the \textbf{Close} button, alternatively view the install log file

\item the installation is completed
\end{enumerate}



The Extension Manager manages extensions in Visual Studio 2010. To view status of, disable or uninstall Visual Profiler open Visual Studio 2010 and follow these steps:

\begin{enumerate}
\item go to the \textbf{Tools} menu

\item click the \textbf{Extension Manager...} menu

\item view status of, \textbf{Disable} or \textbf{Uninstall} Visual Profiler

\begin{figure}[H]
	\centering
		\includegraphics[scale=0.3]{\imagePathAppx 03VSExtensionManager.png}
		\caption{The Extension Manager in Visual Studio 2010}
	\label{fig:0903VSExtensionManager}
\end{figure}

\item any change requires restarting of Visual Studio
\end{enumerate}




